chacmool

English

Maya chacmool from Chichén Itzá.

Etymology

Borrowed from Yucatec Maya chak moʼol (“jaguar”, literally “red paw”). The name was first given by Augustus Le Plongeon to a statue of this type discovered at Chichén Itzá in 1875.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɑkˌmoʊl/

Noun

chacmool (plural chacmools or chacmooles)

(archaeology) A stylized, pre-Columbian Mesoamerican stone sculpture depicting a reclining male figure with the head raised and turned to one side, holding a small tray over the stomach.

Alternative forms

chac mool, chac-mool
chacmol (rare)

单词	chacmool
释义	chacmool English Maya chacmool from Chichén Itzá. Etymology Borrowed from Yucatec Maya chak moʼol (“jaguar”, literally “red paw”). The name was first given by Augustus Le Plongeon to a statue of this type discovered at Chichén Itzá in 1875. Pronunciation IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɑkˌmoʊl/ Noun chacmool (plural chacmools or chacmooles) (archaeology) A stylized, pre-Columbian Mesoamerican stone sculpture depicting a reclining male figure with the head raised and turned to one side, holding a small tray over the stomach. Alternative forms chac mool, chac-mool chacmol (rare)
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